The Sweater Dress

Despite my best efforts to be on a shopping ban right now a couple of accidental purchases have happened. It was inevitable really- the change in seasons, time on my hands and a love of anything remotely related to cats. Shopping was going to happen and right now I don’t have the heart to fight it.

Dress: Zara (in grey here) | Boots: Banana Republic | Hat: ASOS (sold out but I also love this one too)

You may remember this hat from a recent wish list post. At £10 I couldn’t resist the lure of fluffy ears and glow in the dark whiskers and I justified the purchase by reminding myself that I got rid of a LOT of hats when I moved from my flat back to my parents. I don’t care that it makes me look like I’m 9 years old rather than my 29 years- it makes me happy and that’s enough for me!

Zara is dangerous territory right now. A dear friend bought this dress and when she told me it was under £20 I was straight on the website placing my order. I’ve always viewed Zara as quite pricey but right now that have a huge range of affordable yet highly covetable pieces that are wreaking havoc with my good intentions. Still, I’ve been living in this dress since its arrival so it has already paid for itself in my eyes- and with a still undetermined stretch of time off of work ahead of me I can lounge around in it to my heart’s content.

On the subject of not yet being back at work- I’m working on it. Slowly but surely I’m fighting against the tight grip of anorexia and getting myself and my life back to where it needs to be. 2016 has been one hell of a shitty year and I’m looking forward to building up my strength and resilience ready to make 2017 a year to remember for all of the right reasons.

What have you been buying lately?

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5 comments for “The Sweater Dress

  1. Love the hat, very cute! Glad to hear that you are making progress, hoping 2017 is much better for you too, you deserve it.

  2. you already know what I’ve been buying lately 🙂
    The cat hat is cute – it’s doesn’t make you look 9 years old, just young and fun (and to some people 29 is still young!).
    I hope you find yourself back at work soon, moving towards a more positive time. You can do it Laura xx

  3. I’m glad I’m not the only one who can’t control my spending habits!! haha, you look lovely though so justified 😉 And hopefully you’ll be back at work soon xxx

  4. Ha, I dress like a 12 year old! We went into M&S for baby clothes for my sister in law yesterday and I kept looking at the baby and girls’ dresses and saying, “I’d wear that…”. The cat is cute. Why not wear fun clothes I say?x

  5. And yeh, let’s NOT talk about purchases- I am USELESS at the moment!!x